A gas introduction structure includes: a gas introduction pipe inserted in a process chamber; and a discharge part covering an end portion of the gas introduction pipe at a side of the process chamber, and configured to discharge a gas supplied to the gas introduction pipe into the process chamber, wherein the discharge part includes a porous portion formed of a porous body, and a dense portion disposed at a location closer to a leading end of the discharge part than the porous portion and having a porosity lower than that of the porous portion.
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1. A gas introduction structure comprising: a gas introduction pipe inserted in a process chamber; and a discharge part covering an end portion of the gas introduction pipe at a side of the process chamber, and configured to discharge a gas supplied to the gas introduction pipe into the process chamber, wherein the discharge part comprises an installed porous portion formed of a porous body, and a dense portion disposed at a location closer to a leading end of the discharge part than the porous portion and having a porosity lower than that of the porous portion, wherein the porous body is formed of a quartz-glass porous body, wherein the dense portion is formed of a densified quartz-glass porous body obtained by sintering the quartz-glass porous body, and wherein, after installing the quartz-glass porous body covering the end portion of the gas introduction pipe, and then sintering a part of a leading end portion of the quartz-glass porous body, whereby a non-sintered part forms the porous portion and a sintered part forms the dense portion.
2. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein the dense portion is formed of a porous body having a porosity lower than that of the porous portion.
3. The gas introduction structure of claim 2 , wherein a length of the dense portion is smaller than a length of the porous portion.
4. The gas introduction structure of claim 3 , wherein an outer diameter of the dense portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the porous portion.
5. The gas introduction structure of claim 4 , wherein a length of the porous portion is 25 mm to 40 mm.
6. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein the dense portion is formed of a same material as that of the gas introduction pipe.
7. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein a length of the dense portion is smaller than a length of the porous portion.
8. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein an outer diameter of the dense portion is smaller than an outer diameter of the porous portion.
9. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein a length of the porous portion is 25 mm to 40 mm.
10. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein the gas introduction pipe is formed of a quartz pipe.
11. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein the discharge part is welded to the gas introduction pipe.
12. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein the gas introduction pipe is inserted from a lower portion of the process chamber, and extends upward in the process chamber.
13. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein the gas introduction pipe is inserted from a lower side of the process chamber, and horizontally extends in the process chamber.
14. The gas introduction structure of claim 1 , wherein an inert gas is supplied to the gas introduction pipe, and the porous portion discharges the inert gas.
15. A treatment apparatus comprising: a process chamber; and a gas introduction structure configured to introduce a gas into the process chamber, the gas introduction structure including: a gas introduction pipe inserted in the process chamber; and a discharge part covering an end portion of the gas introduction pipe at a side of the process chamber, and configured to discharge a gas supplied to the gas introduction pipe into the process chamber, wherein the discharge part comprises an installed porous portion formed of a porous body, and a dense portion disposed at a location closer to a leading end of the discharge part than the porous portion and having a porosity lower than that of the porous portion, wherein the porous body is formed of a quartz-glass porous body, wherein the dense portion is formed of a densified quartz-glass porous body obtained by sintering the quartz-glass porous body, and wherein, after installing the quartz-glass porous body covering the end portion of the gas introduction pipe, sintering a part of a leading end portion of the quartz-glass porous body, whereby a non-sintered part forms the porous portion and a sintered part forms the dense portion.
16. A gas introduction structure comprising: a gas introduction pipe inserted in a process chamber; and a discharge part covering an end portion of the gas introduction pipe at a side of the process chamber, and configured to discharge a gas supplied to the gas introduction pipe into the process chamber, wherein the discharge part comprises a porous portion formed of a porous body, and a dense portion disposed at a location closer to a leading end of the discharge part than the porous portion and having a porosity lower than that of the porous portion, wherein the porous body is formed of a quartz-glass porous body, and wherein the dense portion is formed by welding a quartz bar to an end of the porous portion.
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December 24, 2019
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